2 Samuel 21:2

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Summary

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

Now the

Joshua 9:3

The amorites

Genesis 15:16

In his zeal

General references

Joshua 2:17

Bible References

Now the

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

The amorites

Your descendants will return here in the fourth generation, since the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet run its course."

In his zeal

You are to utterly destroy everyone whom the LORD your God will deliver to you. Don't have pity on them nor serve their gods. Otherwise, they will become a snare for you."

Saul said, "May God do this to me and even more, if you don't surely die, Jonathan!"

He captured alive Agag king of Amalek, but he completely destroyed all the people, executing them with swords.

"If it is," Jehu replied, "Put out your hand." So Jehonadab stuck out his hand, and Jehu took him up to stand in his chariot. He told him, "Come with me and see my enthusiasm for the LORD!" So Jehu had Jehonadab ride in his chariot.

When his disciples James and John observed this rejection, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

You'll be thrown out of the synagogues. Yes, a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he's serving God.

For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.

These people who have been instructing you are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They want you to avoid me so that you will be devoted to them.

General references

The men replied, "We'll be free from our commitment to you to which you've obligated us